Lack of pointing ability is going to be more related to headsail apparent wind angles at the luff.. we really need to see just what the sail looks like, where the apparent wind angle really is when he's 'as high as he can go'.. tough to do over the internet...

Ron

1984 Fast/Nicholson 345 "FastForward"

".. there is much you could do at sea with common sense.. and very little you could do without it.."
Capt G E Ericson (from "The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monsarrat)